From 2020 Georgian subsidiary of Euronews will start broadcasting. The new channel will be established by the Georgian telecommunication Silknet with a franchise agreement from Euronews. It will be a new Georgian information channel and digital platform, providing both - local and international news.
Michael Peters, CEO of Euronews says that the channel continues its growth strategy, offering content adapted to the expectations of local audiences.
"Euronews Georgia will be an independent channel, we are not an opposition channel in any country, so we are not here to be against government, but equally we are not here to be pro-government. We are here with only one agenda, that is to try and make neutral, balanced and independent journalism everywhere we are. We will remain global but at the same time, we will make content that makes sense for local audience."
George Ramishvili, Chairman of Silknet’s Supervisory Board said: “Silknet will be Euronews’ partner in Georgia in developing Euronews Georgia, an independent news channel to broadcast in the Georgian language. This partnership is a great honor for us, but also a great responsibility. The philosophy of this project is to make an information bridge bringing Europe to Georgia and bringing Georgia to Europe. Silknet is a success story. We have turned an outdated dilapidated infrastructure into a high-tech company that offers Georgian customers a full range of telecommunications services. And now we are adding a highest standard international news content through the most-watched European news channel covering world news from a European perspective. I hope that this endeavor will be successful too.”
With a team of 600 journalists of more than 30 different nationalities, Euronews’ 12 editions cover world news 24/7 in Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish.
